FAYETTE COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Promoting conservation and responsible management of natural resources

Our Mission

Our mission at the Fayette County Conservation District is to sustain our local ecology in both urban and rural environments; including but not limited to the conservation, development, maintenance, and use of the land, water, trees, and other natural resources. We coordinate financial, technical, and educational assistance through local, state, and federal initiatives that support our community to implement sustainable practices. We seek to assist other local agencies and producers to implement sustainable and best management practices in cooperation with the Kentucky Agricultural Water Quality Plan and application of additional conservation efforts.

Our Services

Cost Share Programs

Equipment Rental

Technical Assistance

Assessment Assistance

The Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts (KACD)

Recognition Program emphasizes the concepts of planning for success, organizational strenths to provide services, and quality of district services administered. KACD annually recognizes two (out of 121) Kentucky conservation districts for their outstanding programs - one from the western region and one from the eastern region. These two districts are honored at the Annual KACD State Convention and they share a presentation giving an overview of their programs.

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Kicking off the week on a high note with some reflections from Tree Week 2024. We began with a tree planting event at Mary Todd Park (music by Lylak), followed by joining Seedleaf for orchard tree planting at Castlewood Park. We also enjoyed the Coni

🌾FALL AG PROGRAMS🌾We have raised our Heavy Use Area reimbursement to $3,000. Our Cover Crop reimbursement has been increased to $35 per acre. To find out more, please visit our programs page: www.kyfccd.org/costshareprograms. #conservelex #fallfarm

Happy Friday! Next Tuesday, Oct 15th, we are launching our first fall Backyard Conservation Program. The program application will only be available to fill out on our new website applications page, the link can be found in our bio. This fall program

EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS, get ready for the 2024 Jim Claypool Art and Conservation Writing Contest! This year's theme is "Protecting the Forest Together: Forestry and Forest Health." We can't wait to see your outstanding conservation projects

🌳Tree Week Kick Off Event, this Friday! It's gonna be a good time celebrating trees. 🌳

Happy Fall Break, a perfect time for Fayette County high schoolers to enter a nature art contest at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library! You can either join the event in person or submit your artwork online! More details at https://ev

The recent Wolf Run Greenways Tour showcased the impactful collaboration between volunteers, students, and contractors in restoring the natural landscape. While observing distinct boundaries marking the eradication of invasives and the introduction o

Happy Fall Equinox! It's pumpkin spice time, sweater weather, and the most optimal time to take your soil sample! We like to promote our Soil Sample Voucher Program in the fall because most nutrients have been depleted and the results will give you a

Pollinator plants success story! The @locusttraceac collaborated with @geomancerpermaculture to create a rain garden featuring plant species chosen to enhance pollinator activity on campus. Planted this spring, the garden is already demonstrating o

Here are some highlights from last week's farm tour at @seedleaflex Headwater Farm in Lexington. Hosted by @organicassociationofkentucky, the event offered a wonderful chance to discover how they are preserving the land's ecology through collaboratio

View what FCCD has accomplished in the last year in our 2024 Annual Report! Link in bio! #conservelex

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